Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on business-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. * Tidepool Tackles the Employee-Workplace Compatibility Conundrum [PayScale] * Test-Driving the Gladiator Rock'N Run: Mud Run Mania [CalorieLab] * The Levo League Helps Millennial Women...
In kicking off a brand-new Avant-Garde Offices series here at Ridiculously Efficient, it seemed only appropriate to feature the new Facebook HQ first. As a child, you were probably allowed to mark your height on the wall with a pencil yet reprimanded for writing graffiti. Imagine as an adult working...
Australian legislation that would protect and strengthen workers' rights to ask for flexible hours is gaining support from workplace law experts and unions. If passed, the bill would make it legal for employees to request flex hours, so long as this schedule shift wouldn't "seriously disrupt...
You might not think that office design and productivity have anything in common, but today's must-reads will dispel that notion entirely. * Blue rooms may help your employees become more productive, according to ProTect Painters. [MarketWatch] * Let workers design your office layout. After all, who better than they to...
Lately, I've been experimenting with using Twitter as email to see whether it would streamline my digital communication efforts. As often as possible, I've used direct messages or @ replies to contact colleagues and other work buddies instead of email. So far, I like it. Here are...
We're all familiar with employee burnout, but Barclays UK Retail and Business Banking uncovered another productivity-killing phenomenon in its latest employee engagement surveys: worker "rust-out." Barclays teamed up with Robertson Cooper to measure employee wellbeing and overall engagement to hopefully draw correlations between this data and...
